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Freedom at Midnight OTT release date: When and where to watch the political web series about India’s independence

Freedom at Midnight OTT release date: The historical web series explores Mahatma Gandhi and India’s 1947 independence and partition

Shramana Kar
Nov 05, 2024
Freedom at Midnight OTT release date: When and where to watch the political web series about India’s independence
Freedom at Midnight

SonyLIV’s upcoming original web series–Freedom at Midnight has ignited significant interest after the teaser drop. It depicts a crucial historical juncture where Mahatma Gandhi appeals to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel to extend an olive branch to Muhammad Ali Jinnah in a desperate attempt to stop the 1947 Partition of India and stay united. While the teaser did not reveal much about the theme, the namesake book, Freedom at Midnight, written by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre, has details about the final years of British Raj in India. It's likely to cover the period of Lord Mountbatten’s appointment as Viceroy to Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination.

When to watch Freedom at Midnight on SonyLIV

The historical web series–Freedom at Midnight is coming soon on November 15, 2024, only on SonyLIV, which you will also be able to watch through OTTplay Premium. The series will be available in eight languages including Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, and English.

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Freedom at Midnight star-cast, and more

Directed by Kal Ho Naa Ho-fame Nikkhil Advani, the political web series is written by a talented team including Abhinandan Gupta, Adwitiya Kareng Das, Gundeep Kaur, Divya Nidhi Sharma, Revanta Sarabhai, and Ethan Taylor. Freedom at Midnight is led by the main trio–Sidhant Gupta as Jawaharlal Nehru, Chirag Vohra as Mahatma Gandhi, and Rajendra Chawla as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

In pivotal roles, the series includes Arif Zakaria as Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Ira Dubey as Fatima Jinnah, Malishka Mendonsa as Sarojini Naidu, Rajesh Kumar as Liaquat Ali Khan, KC Shankar as VP Menon, Luke McGibney as Lord Louis Mountbatten, Cordelia Bugeja as Lady Edwina Mountbatten, Alistair Finlay as Archibald Wavell, Andrew Cullum as Clement Attlee, and Richard Teverson as Cyril Radcliffe.

More details about Freedom at Midnight

According to SonyLIV, the narrative of Freedom at Midnight web series is just about the events of that time, but also highlights how the leaders who led India to freedom felt about each other and what they wanted for India's future. Several freedom fighters did not always agree with each other, and sometimes had very different ideas. The series will delve into these matters and help the world to understand how hard it was to fight for independence.

The Freedom at Midnight series tried to be knowledgeable and teach people across the globe about India's history and be exciting at the same time. It tells a story of how India became free with a great deal. SonyLIV claims to bring factual information about India's independence through the series.

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